Tony Award-winning actor Annaleigh Ashford has spent her career collaborating with acclaimed directors and actors across stage, film and television and she continues that award-winning work with several upcoming projects. Ashford will next be seen starring opposite Kumail Nanjiani in the Hulu limited series “Welcome to Chippendales” from creator Robert Siegel premiering on November 22. Ashford is currently in production on Searchlight Pictures’ horror thriller, Dust, starring opposite Sarah Paulson and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. The film will stream on Disney’s DTC platforms as a Hulu Original. In March of 2023, Ashford will return to Broadway and star opposite Josh Groban in the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The team behind Hamilton, producer, Jeffrey Seller and director, Thomas Kail, will be at the helm of the production.
Ashford most recently starred Paula Jones in the new Ryan Murphy FX series “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” based on the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. She starred in two seasons of the hit CBS comedy “B Positive.” Created by Marco Pennette and Chuck Lorre, the series also starred legendary actors Linda Lavin, Hector Elizondo and Ben Vereen.No stranger to Broadway, Ashford won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her portrayal of “Essie” in You Can’t Take It with You. Her additional Broadway credits include Sunday in the Park with George, Wicked, Legally Blonde and the originating role of “Lauren” in Kinky Boots, a performance for which she received another Tony Award nomination.
Born and raised in Denver, Ashford now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York.
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
From: Photo Flash: Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit & More on PBS's BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
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Annaleigh Ashford has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Annaleigh Ashford has not appeared in the West End.
Annaleigh Ashford has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sweeney Todd." She has also received nominations for Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Sylvia." Additionally, she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards, all for her role in "You Can't Take it with You." Furthermore, Ashford received nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for her performance in "Kinky Boots." She also received a Distinguished Performance nomination at the Drama League Awards for her role in "Rent."
Annaleigh Ashford has won several awards, including Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sweeney Todd," the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," Best Featured Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "You Can't Take it with You," and Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Kinky Boots."
Annaleigh Ashford's next show will be Sweeney Todd which opens on 3/26/2023 on Broadway.
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